Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 385
hownby the black lines crossing the mast near A and B. 882 SMALL BOATS: HOW TO RIG AND SAIL THEM. [September, These are simply short bits of line, or straps,fastened to the spars and passing on the other sideof the mast. They hold the spars closely enoughto the mast for practical purposes, and yet… … -THE BALANCE-LUG. of the mast, so that it can swing freely, but cannotbe hoisted higher than is desired, and will not letthe sail bulge too much. The cat-rig, so popular on the North-Atlanticcoast, is indicated in Fig. 2. The spar at the headof the sail is called a gaff, and, like the boom,it fits…
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